Monthly Archives: August 2026
Gold edges below $4,500 as hawkish Fed minutes lift dollar, Treasury buybacks cap yields
Written on August 20, 2026 at 7:19 am, by josephine
Gold hovers under $4,500 as dollar firms; yields fall, Fed hawkish, Mideast tensions keep range-bound.
AUD/USD dips towards 0.7120 after soft Australian jobs data; Fed easing caps downside
Written on August 20, 2026 at 6:20 am, by josephine
AUD/USD dips near 0.7120 after weak Australian jobs data; softer USD limits losses; range below 0.7200.
AUD/JPY steadies above weekly low as weak Australian jobs data tempers RBA hike bets
Written on August 20, 2026 at 6:19 am, by josephine
AUD/JPY steadied near 112.75 after weak Australian jobs data, while a soft yen limited further declines.
Japan July trade deficit narrows to ¥634.5bn, strengthening case for yen and rate hikes
Written on August 20, 2026 at 5:19 am, by josephine
Japan’s July trade deficit narrowed to ¥634.5bn, boosting yen strength prospects and influencing rates, equities outlook.
Japan’s July Trade Deficit Narrows to ¥686bn, Bolstering Yen Outlook and BoJ Hawkish Bias
Written on August 20, 2026 at 5:19 am, by josephine
Japan’s July adjusted trade deficit narrowed to ¥686bn, easing yen pressure and supporting a more hawkish BoJ outlook.
Online Gold Trading: How to Trade Gold Prices
Written on August 20, 2026 at 4:23 am, by josephine
A complete 2026 guide to online gold trading — covering gold CFDs, ETFs, futures, and options, what drives gold prices, and how to start trading.
Japan’s July exports jump 23.2%, beating forecasts and fuelling yen and BoJ hike expectations
Written on August 20, 2026 at 4:19 am, by josephine
Japan’s July exports jumped 23.2%, beating forecasts, signaling resilient demand and potential yen-strengthening, volatility-focused trades.
Trump warns of toughest Iran sanctions as UAE suspends Tehran trade, oil risk premium in focus
Written on August 20, 2026 at 4:19 am, by josephine
Trump escalates Iran sanctions; UAE halts Tehran trade; markets calm, but oil disruption risk grows sharply.
G-7 countries announced gold sanctions against Russia
Written on August 20, 2026 at 4:17 am, by josephine
US shares rallied on Friday, rebounding off the lows of the bear market. In the meantime, the bounce-back of the US shares capped its first weekly advance since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.68%, 823.32 points. The S&P 500 jumped 3.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 3.34% to 11,607.62 on Friday. All three Continue Reading
Russia has entered its first major foreign debt default, as the payment period expires
Written on August 20, 2026 at 4:17 am, by josephine
US shares edged lower to start the week following a major rebound from last Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%, to 31,438.26. The Nasdaq Composite declined 0.7% while the S&P 500 fell 0.3% at the end of the day. US stocks struggled to turn upside down on Monday as investors weighed whether the Continue Reading
